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looked  or  forgotten  tohich  i$  cagcrip  Snatched 
up  anb  utiii$cD  bp  a  later  comer,  Sometimes' 
the  cristence  of  tfyig flotsam  anb  jetsam  t£  nnoton, 
but  i£  for  the  time  out  of  react) ;  but  often  it  turns? 
up  accidental^  anb  is?  regarbeb  bp  the  finder  as? 
treas?ure;*rone.  €here  is?  bounties  much  of  the 
hind  iping  tnbben  in  dustp  noon£  anb  out^of^tfte? 
map  places;  patientlp  atoaiting  biseoocrp  anb 
btsintcrment  at  the  f)anb£  of  tje  curious  briber 
m  the  literarp  mrecnage  of  the  past, 

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to  hi£  sister  5fannp,canharblp  be  recuoncb  among 

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it  long  remaineb  in  tfje  Uteats  familp,  toitfj  otfjer 
fragmcntarp  matter;  tfjen  pacing  into  tbe  $>o$fc 
Session  of  Heats'  biographer,  fticfjarb  fli^oncte 
ton  Amines,  tortjo  testifies  in  tlje  margin  to  it^ 
genuineness*  9lltf)ougf)  tfte  bate  affircb  to  tjje 
Sr$£*  ijef  1818,  internal  cbibrnce  tooulb  tenb  to 
Sftoto  tljat  it  migjt  fjabe  been  toritten  a  feto  pears 
earlier,  ifannp  fteats  toas  born  in  1 803,  tofjen 
fjcr  brother  mas  eigljt  pears  olb*  ^er  father  bieb 
toljite  s*)c  mas  an  infant,  anb  jjcr  motfjer  soon 
follomeb.  Cfje  bops  mere  sent  atoap  to  scljool, 
Vutjitc  jfannp  toas  placcb  toitl)  a  guarbian,  a  $®z. 
3Hbbep.  €|je  brother  anb  Sister  tuere  tenbetlp 
attatf)eb,anb  tl)c  lab  toas  fonb  of  abbreSSing  long 
rlnmieb  letters  to  l)is  sister,  of  toljicb  tJje  one 
before  us  is  boubtless  an  eramplc*  3lt  ijsr  not, 
trutS)  to  Sap,  c^pcciailp  ricb  in  literarp  qualitp, 
tbougb  ttjerc  are  fine  linc^f  Ijere  anb  tljere  toirt)  t^e 
true  Jicatsian  toucj).  523ut  togat  is  more  im- 
portant tfjan  ttje  $>oem  itself  is  tfje  fact  tJjat  it 
brings  us,tljrougb  association,  face  to  fate  toitf) 
certain  $rtja#eg  of  tfje  poet's  career  anb  character 
tfjat  babe  been  cjjarilp  bcalt  toitfj  bp  f)is  biog^ 
ta$tyet&  aS  if  to  fcnoto  tfje  trutf)  tooulb  bestrop 
tbe  cbarm  of  |)is  toorfc  or  betract  from  its  liters 
arp  influence. 

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go  pcrgigtentlp  migunbergtoob  anb  migrepre^ 
genteb  a£  Mtat$>  We  babe  been  raugljt  bp  fus 
legger  biograpberg— anb  ttjep  arc  legion — tore^ 
garb  t)im  a£  an  anaemic  anb  effeminate  poung 
person  of  ertraorbmarp  gengitibenegg,  toboge 
life  anb  toorfc  mere  cut  $jort  bp  tbe  gebere  critic 
ci$m  of  big  tierce  bp  a  leabing  maga$ine*  $otb- 
ing  coulb  be  farther  from  tfje  trut!> 

%$  a  bop  $*eat£  mag  pbpgicallp  strong  anb 
bealtbp.  ^igoberflomingbrtalitptooKanaggre^ 
gibe  form,  anb  jje  toag  nnomn  from  big  cbilte 
Ijoob  ag  an  babitual  fighter*  ipe  fought  big  mateg 
at  gcbool,  t)c  fought  tbe  tomn  bopg,  be  fought  big 
teac jjer,  anb  eben  big  omn  brotberg ;  anb  go  furious 
gometimeg  became  big  attach  tbat  rtjep  gecmeb 
to  berge  upon  mabnegg.  Clje^e  fitg,  botoeber, 
goon  paggeb  anb  no  lasting  grubge  mag  eber 
belb. 

W$m  be  mag  eighteen  fyz  fell  in  frrirtj  a  rol- 
licking get  of  poung  fellomg,  ail  of  literarp  ambit 
tionganb  agpirationg.  €bebapgof  beepbrinning 
tjab  not  na^cb,  anb  it  mag  no  biggrace  to  be  geen 
unber  tbe  influence  of  a  bottle  of  mine  or  a  griff 
glagg  of  puncb*  %$i$  ninb  of  life  anb  com- 
paniongbip  gab  a  peculiar  fascination  for  ftcatg, 
anb  be  gabe  bimgelf  up  to  it  mttbout  limit*  Cbere 


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tfuree  or  four  near£  Ijab  muct)  to  bo  toitf)  bring- 
ing on  tfjc  trouble  rof)id)  £t)ortcneb  l)i£  career. 
<©toing  to  t)i$  irregular  fjabit£  tlje  boorg  of  l)i£ 
^i.sftcrV  guarbian  lucre  $)ut  against  Ijim  anb 
altlpugf)  tben  corre^nonbeb  ttjcn  £ato  little  of  eact) 
ot  Jer  aftertoarb£* 

3[n  tfje  ujinter  of  1820,  ©eat^toofta^ebere 
cl)iU  anb  in  a  fit  of  coughing  burgt  a  bloobtoc&etei. 
ij^e  bieb  at  ftome  a  near  later*  four  or  fibe  nearg 
later  jfannn  marrieb  a  £pani0lj  gentleman  bn 
toljom  j%  nab  four  clnlbcen.  gfyt  bieb  at  H^abrib 
in  1887. 

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in  reprobuceb  in  facsimile,  toa£  recentln  nur^ 
ct)a£eb  bn  our  £ocietn  from  a$r.  €♦  HX  2&roolt£ 
for  eleben  (junbreb  bollard*  3(t  fja£  been  pre^ 
£enteb  to  Wfyt.  JMliam  &♦  2tebn  taitjj  tje  com^ 
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<©f  tge  £tratonerrp  m  tlje  tooob ; 
3lg  re£tle££  ag  tljc  faton  tjjat  '£  t&cre 
Raping  line  a  tying  of  air, 
Coating  tfje  toinb,  if  tyere  fie  anp;— 
Hifce  tlic^e  art  tjjou,  mp  little  3f  annp. 

31  loon  on  tfjee,  anb  in  tfjp  face, 
€tje  life  ig  ttjere  of  tjjttbi^jj  grace,— 
%  £ee  tge  silent  tfjougljt  tfjat  oreafcg 
3[nto  poung  gmile£  ag  ffancp  uianc^ ; 
3Hnb  netolp  toing'b  intelligence, 
€rping  itg  little  fligljtg  from  tjjence: 
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ft^ljicl)  gljall  tjje  oe£t  aclncne  itg  butp* 
3U  gentle  strife  for  notlj  contcnb, 
•#ut  frotl),  lifcc  nec£,  tljeir  lanour£  fclenb, 
Cljp  rfjecn  ftp  IjealtJ)  ig  rounbeb  toell, 
2£>p  itg  jjanb  innteiftle; 
2£>ut  gtoeet  anb  ro£p  fjue^  tyere  are, 
3Hnb  pou  map  trace  poung  SSeautp  tljere. 
jpealtl)  mabe  tjjp  gentle  fi$0  to  fie 
ijapnp  in  tfjeir  oton  companp; 
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3Gff  toi$)  of  tjje  c&errnV  bne& 
3lnb  ufte  it£  leaf,  togen  Autumn  ffieg;— 
2£>ut  2£>eautn  cfaimg  tfjn  noung  blue  cpc^. 
3Gnb  of)  tftp  little  ligljt  £oft  ftahr, 
$arteb  uaon  rtjn  forege ab  fair, 
2Dotf)  geem  to  taue  itjsf  oton  SDriigJjt 
3(n  leaning  gmootfj  anb  foofting  bright* 
€£n  figure  gmafl,  anb  tinp  feet 
SDotting  tjje  target  rounb  u£,  greet 
<®ut  jjeart£  toitf)  Jon,  anb  feeb  tfte  £enge 
<©f  tone  for  utter  innocence, 

Cjjege  beauties,  f  annn,  are  to  tljee 
%$  net,  unnnoton  £ocietn; 
3lnb  go,  tfjen  're  a  befitting  bre&sf 
for  ttjn  mental  nrettinegg,— 
for  tgip  pimple  tfjougtjtg,  tjjat  geem 
fragments  of  a  Summer  bream, — 
for  tjjp  merrn  ling'  firgt  ganmgg  — 
3Unb  tfjn  fancnV  fairn  gtraningg:— 
Cjjou  art  toiler  far  tgan  mann 
€ftat  in  nearg  are  richer,  f  annn! 

Wnfy  not  Wi$bom  btocH  toitfj  ttytt 

3[n  t^n  toftite  gimnlicitn— 

3(n  t|jn  noung  imagining^ 

W$itf\  float  about  on  ungtain'b  toing&— 

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9(n  bugp  prattling^  Itinblp  meant, 
3Hnb  in  tf>p  beautiful  content. 

€{jine  ig  tlje  bloom  of  life— anb  toe 
%xt  0[arrerg  in  £ocietn ; 
<®ppn$tv$  of  eacfj  otfjee'g  goob, 
3Unb  gpoilerg  of  all  neighbourly: 
$rone  to  pain  anb  serious  folln, 
3Hnb  framers  of  selfrmelancjjoln* 
Cljou  bo$rt  toanber  ligftt  anb  free 
3(n  tfjine  oton  Ijeart'S  comnann, 
Waning  mirtf)  to&eretoer  chance 
2t$an  leab  tljee  in  tljn  majn  bance, 
lline  tlje  linnet  toilb,  tljat  toeanes 
3(ts  liberty  among  tfje  leatoes, 

Hittle  copier  of  tlje  libes 
<®t  tljn  jrtanmate  relatives,— 
atpocfter  of  tfje  elber  ones;— 
^oto  tf)p  toantoarb  fatten  runs 
2£>n  ligftt  from  tl^ine  oton  laughing  enes 
3fts  circle  of  ^toeet  mimicries 
<0ft  in  t|)p  little  face  %  finb 
€J)e  flitting  sfjabotos  of  tlje  minb 
$ass  anb  repass,  as  tljou  bost  tea$e 
€ljn  minb  toitl)  infant  Sophistries. 
2Uttb  tljen,  toljen  no  conclusion  *S  near, 

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€f>ou,  line  a  true  plnlogopljer, 
SDogt  geefc  ttje  jopoug  fjeart  again 
3lnb  leato'gt  at  regt  tl>e  little  brain- 

f  aretfjeetocll— %  'be  founb  in  tgee 

SMitjje  anb  gtoeet  £ocietp; 

Merriment  in  Drooping  pain, 

$icture&  gibcn  oath  again, 

<®i  tlje  pranng  of  cfplbi0f)ne$e? 

€re  %  tagteb  of  bigtregg; 

f  aretljeetodl— map  poutl)  fie  gloto 

€o  pa&s?  from  tfjee  tofjo  toear'gt  it  go; 

for  pearg  are  But  tfje  toingg  of  care 

Co  one  go  innocent  anb  fair, 

[ft^ap  tfje  calm  ligfjt  t$at  '£  rounb  tfjee  noto 

jpeber  fie  barften'b  from  tgp  firoto;] 

SUrounb  ttjee  jop,  imthm  tfjee  trutf), 

€fjou  *rt  inortfjp  of  perpetual  pout!}; 

IBottgp  of  tljat  beligljt  tolncl)  lieg 

ftnber  tl)p  filue  anb  pleasant  epeg; 

i^ortfjp  tljp  motljerV  fonb  caregging* 

%  otoe  tljee,  f  annp,  manp  a  Dieting 

f  or  Ijourg  of  uinblinegg  anb  glee, 

for  toorbg  of  cjjilbigj)  cljaritp, 

for  pleagureg  generoug,  lig^t,  anb  manp, 

life  therefore  bo  %  filers  tfjee,  f  annp* 

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